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President, first lady thank service members in Christmas calls

President Joe Biden celebrated a quiet Christmas with his family at the White House and spoke with service members stationed around the world.

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Putin claims Moscow ready for Ukraine talks as attacks go on

President Vladimir Putin claimed that Russia is ready for talks to end the war in Ukraine even as the country faced more attacks from Moscow — a clear sign that peace wasn't imminent.

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China stages military drill around Taiwan, cites US ‘provocations’

China’s military said it conducted exercises around Taiwan in response to escalating “collusion and provocations” from Taiwan and the U.S., after the latter authorized increased military assistance to the island.

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Navy says Red Hill cameras may not be operable for defueling

The Navy says that repairs to its video surveillance system at Red Hill, where seven out of 37 cameras remain broken, may not be completed before it begins draining all 104 million gallons of fuel from its underground tanks, which is slated to begin in February 2024 and take four months.

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Spokane VA has reduced staff despite ongoing effects of troubled computer system as veterans wait longer for care

While the new electronic medical record system has been sold as an overdue update to the VA’s existing computer system, flaws in the Cerner system have left health care workers exhausted and demoralized, and the problems have also harmed scores of veterans, according to the VA Office of Inspector General.

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Some Ukrainians move Christmas to detach again from Russia

The idea of commemorating the birth of Jesus in December was considered radical in Ukraine until recently, but Russia's invasion changed many hearts and minds.

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China aims to rebuild US ties in diplomatic push for 2023

China said it will strive to “recalibrate” its relationship with the U.S. and increase communication with Europe as the country outlines its major diplomatic tasks for next year.

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Last living Nuremberg prosecutor to receive Congressional Gold Medal

Benjamin Ferencz was 27 in 1948 when he had secured enough evidence to prosecute 22 members of Nazi killing squads responsible for the deaths of more than one million Jewish, Roma, Soviet, and others in shooting massacres in occupied Soviet territory.

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US warns of possible attack in Islamabad amid security fears

The U.S. government is aware of information that "unknown individuals are possibly plotting to attack Americans at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad sometime during the holidays," the U.S. Embassy said in a security alert.

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Federal employees to get average raise of 4.6% in January

Federal employees will receive raises ranging from about 4.4 percent to 5.2 percent on Jan. 1 under an order President Joe Biden signed late Friday.

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Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 34 lives

The scope of the storm has been nearly unprecedented, stretching from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico. About 60% of the U.S. population faced some sort of winter weather advisory or warning.

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